Back to the Lord Leycester Hospital in Warwick

The Lord Leycester Hospital is a Grade 1 listed historic building built against Warwick’s old West gate. It dates back to the 14th C. and is a charming place, especially if you like medieval half-timbered buildings.

I’ve made the trip up to Warwick before and spent an hour or so sketching the entrance of this old building. However, I hadn’t actually gotten to buy a ticket to go in or spend the time to go around, something I finally got around to last weekend. It was an opportunity to have a look at the place and also spend a while sketching the entrance to the main courtyard from the inside.

Here is my view – I liked this partly because the way that the building is leaning. It was also another chance to sketch the silhouettes of some of the hospital’s outlined period figures!